Santa Monica Fertility Specialists: IVF Services
Santa Monica Fertility Specialists offer services which enhance the chances of women with natural inability to conceive. One of the many treatment options for such women is In Vitro Fertilization therapy also commonly known by its abbreviation IVF. This is a step by step procedure, which helps women with conception problems. The fertility expert starts this procedure by developing several embryos in the laboratory, which he reintroduces to the uterus of the prospective mother. Over the years, this technique has proved to be the best and most effective technique for fertility treatment. The age of the prospective mother, as well as the cause of infertility, are the main factors which affect the success rate of this technique.
The process involves three main steps which are egg recruitment, fertilization and embryo transfer. The first step known as egg recruitment is the process where the prospective mother gets hormone injections for a period amounting to several weeks. This hormonal treatment acts as a stimulant for the increased development and maturity of her eggs. After this, her eggs are retrieved in a short procedure through the vagina. The eggs are then prepared for the next stage of IVF.
The second stage of IVF is known as Egg Fertilization. Fresh or frozen sperm are used to fertilize the retrieved eggs in a significant IVF dish. The specialists at Santa Monica Fertility Specialists observe the eggs carefully to ensure that the fertilization process is successful. After all these precautionary measures, the embryo is left to grow for at least three days before they are transferred to the prospective mother’s uterus. The specialist may fertilize various eggs resulting in several embryos. When this happens, the patient can decide whether to freeze them for future use or to destroy them.
The third stage, also the final stage of this treatment, is the Embryo Transfer. The fertility specialist introduces the embryo to the mother’s uterus using a specialized instrument such as a flexible catheter. He then carefully places the embryo on the uterine wall of the patient, so that the embryo may have higher chances of survival, rather than placing it in the uterine cavity. Two weeks after the embryo transfer, the patient must take a pregnancy test to see whether the treatment is effective. When the pregnancy test results turn out positive, the patient must take progesterone as well as estrogen medication for the rest of the first trimester. These hormones increase the strength of the uterine wall.
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